Jeremy Wade, of Animal Planet’s “River Monsters,” landed this impressive Goliath tigerfish (Hydrocynus goliath) while fishing in the Congo River. It’s certainly a nightmarish but fascinating aquatic beast. More from the Kansas City Star:
“It lives in the central part of the Congo basin, which is a very difficult place to get to,” he said. “It’s a difficult place to survive, and on top of that, to have some kind of energy surplus to go fishing.
It’s a very difficult fish to catch. It’s 4 1/2 – to 5-foot, about 100 pounds, not as big as the arapaima. It is, for all intents and purposes, a giant piranha. It’s a relative of the piranha, and it’s got the same dentition, where you’ve got the triangular teeth, but the whole animal is scaled up. People get very excited about piranhas, but this is huge.
The catch:
The entire show:
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Good heavans Mr Wade, what an awesome catch! This will be biggest dream ever to come true.
How on earth did you catch it and with what? My husband is in and out of Congo and recently went to Kalemie. I want to go with and though by myself,”what on earth am I going to do in Kalemie.
Well, thank you, now I know!
Please tell me what bait and fishing gear did you use.
Regards
Karin Truter
Cape Town South Africa
um this goliath tigerfish is a huge fish … 1 of my questions for you is how big can they grow up to? my second question is is it only in the congo or does it move around? and lastly does it have a specific skin color (or scale color)and is that how you reconize it??? thank you and please respond i’m very curious. thanks again and love your show big fan =)!!!!!!!
My wife Betty caught one of these with a popeils pocket fisherman and 6lb test.
Hi,
This website is very helpful to me because I am doing a report on the Goliath Tiger Fish
I love daring adventures concerning fish! The Goliath Tiger Fish was just a start for me. I am now looking forward to the Baram Snakehead – Channa baramensis. This is one of many catches, but one of many I won’t forget!
Jeremy you rock! i love your show! keep the seasons comin!
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I would love to see your video but it says “This video is private” when I click on it.
I’ve added some new videos that should work.